NIPCO’s 5,000 MT LPG storage facility to boost cooking gas supply – Spokesman

The Nigerian Independent Petroleum Company (NIPCO) says its 5,000 metric tonnes Liquefied Petroleum Gas [LPG) storage facility under construction will boost domestic supply of cooking gas in the country.
Alhaji Taofeek Lawal, NIPCO spokesman, told journalists during a tour of the facility in Apapa, Lagos that the project would be completed in August this year.
“Over the years, the company has put in place a massive 4,500 MT LPG storage facility to deepen the domestic gas market.
“Work on this additional ultra-modern 5,000 MT storage facility commenced in April 2016 with over 80 workers and it has not recorded any causality.
“When completed, the company will have a total of 9,500 MT of LPG storage capacities; so far, over 110,000 man hours has been spent on the project.
“This 5,000 MT LPG storage facility will grow and boost cooking gas availability in Nigeria,’’ said the NIPCO spokesman.
According to him, the fully-automated NIPCO LPG terminal was equipped with fire prevention and fire fighting facilities.
“It ranks among the biggest storage facility in Nigeria and will undoubtedly contribute to the increasing domestic consumption of cooking gas”, he said.
Lawal said that NIPCO had embarked on public enlightenment on safe use of cooking gas and how gas could be used to power vehicles and machines.